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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1915

Page

6

WheatPrices Rise on Strong Export Clearances

Chicago December wheat closed firm up to 1.114, May at 1.1514 as export clearances boost bulls. Corn and oats gained with stormy weather lifting prices. December pork slid. Estimated movements next week show 285,000 hogs, 24,000 cattle, 23,000 sheep. Monday totals projected include 75 cars wheat, 81 corn, 1 oats, 67,000 hogs, 24,000 cattle, 23,000 sheep.

Chicago Seaboard Canada United States Liverpool a _ World Great Lakes

Northwest car lots show mixed weekly demand by city

Readings indicate Minneapolis and Duluth markets with today figures 1015 and 476 respectively, while Winnipeg reports 1243 today. Week-over-week shifts occur with Minneapolis rising from last week 016 and last year 375, Duluth slipping from 483 to 476, and Winnipeg climbing from 543 to 1243 with prior year 211.

Orthwest Mineapolis Duluth Winnipeg

Chicago Live Stock Market Report Highlights Hogs And Cattle

Chicago live stock closing figures show hogs at 31 000 estimated 36 000 opened 10c over $6.60 at 9 a m 5 10c Tower $6.60 close 5 10c lower $6.65 light $5.50 6.35 mixed $5.85 6.65 rough $6.10 6.25 heavy $6.10 6.65 cattle 300 steady $10.50 sheep 3 000 steady $6.75 9.40

Chicago

Wheat and Corn Futures Reported for Chicago Car Lot

Chicago car lot futures show Wheat at 96 contracts, Corn at 210 contracts, and Oats at 169 contracts for today. Estimated totals and last year figures appear mixed, with figures 963 and 458 noted for prior periods.

Chicago

Corn and Oats Production Figures Rise and Fall

In today’s crop data figures, corn production shows 1 447 600 units, up from 1 048 000 last year and 1 123 000 previously. Oats production stands at 1 021 000 today, up from 755 000 last year.

Wheat and corn prices across No 1-4 grades in Chicago

Chicago prices show No 2 red wheat at 1.20, No 3 hard 1.14, No 1 northern spring 1.14 1.144, No 2 northern spring 1.11 1.12. Corn prices span No 3 white 66 1/4, No 3 yellow 66 1/2, No 4 mixed 66, No 4 white 64 6 1/4, No 4 yellow 65 1/4. Oats list No 3 white 40 1/4 61/4, No 1 white 39 1/4, standard 42 1/4 42 3/4.

Chicago

Grain Prices Reported in Riverside Market

A dataset of commodity bids lists prices for varieties across grains and feeds. Red goods show prices around 1.20 for No 3 red and 1.15 for No 4 red while corn and oats feature several No 2 and No 3 grades with values near 64 to 43 cents.

Wheat and grain market snapshot from New York

New York reports mixed grain prices with No.1 durum at 1.22 f.o.b. and No.1 northern grades at 1.19 with Manitoba at 1.19 3/4 cents. Futures steady for December at 1.20. Corn No.2 yellow at 81 1/4 cents prompt. Oats spot quiet.

New York Duluth Manitoba C. i Buffalo

Wheat price report from Minneapolis market

Minneapolis wheat prices on December 11 show steady bids. No 1 hard at 1.115 dollars, No 1 northern around 1.04 to 1.06 dollars, No 2 northern near 1.045 to 1.06 dollars, and No 3 wheat about 0.995 to 1.031 dollars per bushel.

Minneapolis Northern

Kansas City grain prices recap cash wheat and corn

Wheat prices range from No 2 hard at 1.04 1.11 to No 4 hard at 0.98 1.00 with red classifications at 1.12 1.14 for No 2 red and 0.92 1.03 for No 4 red. Corn values list No 2 64 65c down to No 4 63c and yellow, white varieties at 67 66c and 64 64%4c. Oats quoted No 2 at 38 14 39 14c with No 3 37 43 38c and white oats at 41 14 42 14c.

Kansas City

Agricultural yield figures for wheat corn and oats

Wheat today output 1,427,000 vs last year 884,000. Corn today 487,000 vs last year 978,000. Oats today 737,000 vs last year 813,000.

Corn and oats market notes from Peoria report

Peoria market summary lists No 4 white and No 5 white with bids around 61 to 66. Mixed samples show No 3 yellow at 66 and No 5 mixed at 61. Oats No 3 white quoted near 40.14.

Hay Market Report From St Louis Prices Decline Overall

ST LOUIS Dec 11 Hay market shows timothy of medium and common grades accumulating with limited demand and falling prices. High grade timothy remains scarce and steady. Clover mixed weak with low receipts. alfalfa firm with barely ample supply. Prices listed: Clover mixed No 2 13. No 1 14 15. Timothy No 3 10. No 2 13 15. No 1 16 50 17. Alfalfa No 3 10. No 2 14 00 15 50. No 1 16 50 18 00. Straw firm. Wheat 6 00 6 50.

ST. Louis Timothy

Toledo Seed Prices Record December Market Quotes

Toledo seed market report lists Clover prime cash at 12.60 for February and 12.50 for Clover. Alsike prime cash 10.40 February 10.60. Timothy prime cash 3.80 February 3.85. Prices shown for cash and February contracts.

Toledo Ohio Clover Alsike A Timothy

New York Produce Prices Report Dec 11

Coffee Spot steady rio No 7 754 santos No 4 9c Raw sugar quiet molasses 412 centrifugal 469 refined Butter firm extras 92 score 35 35 4c creamery higher 36 36 4c eggs firm fresh gathered extra firsts 38 40c firsts 35 37 6 seconds 32 34c nearby hens browns 40 64c cheese firm state whole milk flats specials 17 14c do average fancy 16 44 N17c do current make specials 16 34c do average fancy 16 16 14c

New York Rio Santos Hennery Hennery Browns

Chicago Produce Chicago Butter Eggs and Potatoes Prices

Chicago prices list Butter creamery 23 B314c. Eggs receipts 1,176 cases with firsts 29 30c, ordinary firsts 27 28c. Potatoes steady from Michigan Wisconsin whites 65 73c Minnesota 68 73c Ohio 63 68c receipts 30 cars. Poultry alive lower fowls 12 4c springs 18c turkeys 16c.

Chicago Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Ohios

New York Poultry Prices Reported Dec 11

New York price listings show dressed poultry and fowls with western fresh chickens at 16 to 27 cents per pound, fowls at 17 4 cents, turkeys at 22 to 23 cents. Alive poultry weaker with western chickens at 15 to 16 cents and turkeys around 16 to 20 cents per pound.

New York

Anniversary of Resumption Sets Busy Exchange Tone

New York marked the first anniversary of stock market reopening after a four and a half month war shutdown. Full lists traded, with war shares slightly lower early, rail favorites led by New York Central, and many issues gaining since last year. Trade news and President Wilson’s Columbus speech were seen as upbeat.

New York Stock ‘Exchange United States Steel Canadian Pacific New York Central Norfolk and Western New Haven Union Pacific Texas Company Mercantile Marine Wilson Columbus

St Louis Live Stock Market Report

Hogs receipts 4500 down 10 to 15 cents. Pigs and light 5.25 to 6.55, mixed and butcher 6.25 to 6.65, good heavy 6.60 to 6.65. Cattle receipts 7000 steady, native beef steers and heifers 7.50 to 10.40, yearling steers and heifers 8.50 to 10.20, cows 5.50 to 7.00, stockers and feeders 5.00 to 7.25, native calves 6.00 to 10.50. Sheep receipts none, yearlings 6.50 to 7.50, lambs 8.25 to 9.25, ewes 5.50 to 6.50.

ST. Louis

Chicago Hog and Cattle Prices and Receipts Report

Chicago December 11 hogs receipts 30 060 steady at 100 decline bulk 5 90 6 45 light 5 50 6 35 mixed 9 85 6 65 heavy 6 10 6 65 pigs 4 15 5 50 cattle receipts 300 weak native beef steers 5 50 10 50 western steers 6 10 8 20 cows and heifers 2 60 8 25 calves 6 50 7 10 35 sheep receipts 3 000 steady wethers 5 20 6 85 ewes 4 35 6 35 lambs 7 25 79 50

Chicago

Local Market Hindered by Inclement Weather Coal Shortfall

Weather yesterday halted coal imports with no country loads reaching town. Only four city coal loads arrived and sold quickly. As Weather clears, a fair market day is anticipated with activity resuming.

Local Market Prices for Wheat Flour Hay and Seeds

Local markets list No 2 wheat at 1.10. Flour selling price 6.40. Corn 58 60c. Oats 30 34c. Wheat straw 5.00 5.50. Baled prairie hay 10.00 14.00. Oats straw 6.00 6.50. Shredded fodder 5.00. New loose hay 9.00 14.00. Clover seed 9.00 10.00. New clover hay 7.00 8.00. Crab grass 7.50. Clover hullings 10.00. Baled straw 6.00 6.50.

Knollenberg Milling Co Retail Prices for Flour and Byproducts

The Knollenberg Milling company lists selling prices for flour and mill products. Patent flour high grade is 6.40 per unit, straight patent 6.20, hard wheat flour 6.40, bran 22.00 per ton, shipstuff 31.00 per ton, corn meal 2.00 per 100 pounds, retail wheat 1.15, chopcorn 1.65, graham 4.00 per cwt.

Knollenberg Milling Company

Hog market prices by weight range

The report lists live hog values: choice hogs 200 to 300 pounds at 6.00 to 6.20 per unit, 160 to 200 pounds at 5.75 to 6.00, 140 to 150 pounds at 5.60 to 5.85, 90 to 110 pounds at 4.60 to 4.85, and rough heavy hogs at 5.35 to 5.85.

Hog price ranges by weight in market report

Report lists choice hogs averaging 200 to 250 pounds at 5.85 to 6.00, 160 to 175 pounds at 5.60 to 5.85, 140 to 150 pounds at 5.60 to 5.85, rough heavy hogs at 5.15 to 5.85, and pigs 90 to 125 pounds at 4.55 to 5.10, with 125 to 180 pounds cited at 5.85 to 6.10.

Market quotation for livestock and meats

Choice light hogs bring 5.00 to 5.85, rough sows and stags 5.60 to 5.75, fat steers 5.50 to 6.00, fat heifers 5.50 to 6.00, tat cows 3.00 to 4.00, veal calves 6.00 to 8.00, buds 3.00 to 4.00, spring lambs 6.00 to 7.00, and sheep 3.00 to 4.00.

Poultry Butter and Eggs Price List Note

Poultry prices listed include hens and roosters at 7c, spring chickens at 11c, eggs at 26c, turkeys old gobblers 14c and young gobblers 16c, hens 16c, geese 10c, ducks 9c, butter packing stock 17c and choice country 25c.

Prices on hides and animal products mixed in trade list

Report lists No 1 cured hides at 15 cents No 2 cured hides at 14 cents No 1 green hides at 13 cents No 2 green hides at 12 cents No 1 cured calf 10 cents No 2 cured calf 15 cents No 1 cured kip at lic No 2 cured kip at 14 cents Dead green 2 cents per pound No 1 horse large 4.00 No 1 horse medium 3.75 No 1 horse small 3.00 No 2 horses 1.00 less Glue and pony 1.50 503 colts 40 cents No 1 tallow 5 5 4 cents No 2 tallow A A%o white grease 4 34 5 cents brown grease 3 44 4 cents Wool pelts 60 cents to 1.50 yearlings 25 to 50 cents lambs 25 to 75 cents Graded as to wool amount and quality.

Bolles & Rogers

Prices on Celery Roots to Cauliflower in Local Market

Local market lists prices for produce including celery roots at 25 cents per bunch, California head lettuce 15 to 20 cents, New Orleans radishes 5 cents per bunch, German endive and escarole 5 to 10 cents each, cranberries 10 to 15 cents per quart, celery small bunch 10 cents and large stocks 50 cents, tomatoes 35 to 40 cents per pound, fancy hot house cucumbers 25 to 30 cents each, green Florida peppers 5 cents each, lettuce leaf hot house 20 cents per pound with 2 for 6 cents, Holland cabbage 5 to 10 cents each, Hubbard squash 20 to 30 cents each, parsnips 3 to 4 for 8 cents, turnips 4 for a peck, garlic imported 30 to 40 cents per pound, spinach home grown 30 cents per peck, rutabagas 5 cents per pound, cauliflower Long Island Snowflake 20, 25 and 30 cents.

Ialambri California New Orleans Florida Long Island

Grocery and Produce Price List from Local Market

A detailed rundown of produce and nut prices including parsley radishes and onions by bunches and pounds, and fruits such as pears apples oranges bananas grapes and tangerines with varied per unit and per dozen pricing. Nuts like walnuts almonds pecans cashews pistachios and dried fruits are listed with pound prices and special packages.

Wheat and corn rally on Chicago market amid mixed demand

Dec 1 1911 Chicago wheat rose as cash buyers and local shorts pressed prices higher, while December lead the gains. Primary receipts run ahead of last year but shipments remain large, suggesting no large visible supply. Corn firmed on Mississippi valley weather and short covering, oats steadied after a earlier decline, and hog prices softened with expectations of a larger next week slaughter amid stormy conditions.

Chicago Mississippi Valley

Wheat Rampage Feature Of The Week In Market Summary

Weekly Market Summary by Long Commission Company reviews wheat, corn, and provisions. Wheat spiked early then fell, blaming European actions and peace rumors. forecasts wider May-July spreads and 1917 crop hopes. Corn shows a mixed fall outlook with regional buying, hogs and meat prices pressured by carries and winter demand.

Quincy Long Commission Company Henry Ford Europe Broomhall

Market Receipts Mixed as Hog Cattle and Sheep Trade Steady

Omaha market report shows hog receipts at 77 300 with steady to heavy demand and top prices around 6.40 for light hogs, cattle receipts 200 with steers 6.00 to 9.50 and cows and heifers 5.25 to 6.75, sheep receipts 100 with yearlings 6.00 to 7.00 and lambs at 8.00. The data also notes bulk hogs at 6.20 to 6.35 and light hogs around 5.25 to 6.25 amid mixed demand conditions.

Omaha Neb

Chicago Rye and Barley Prices on Dec 11

Market notes show rye No 2 at 95 9 614 and barley at 62 72 cents. Prices reflect grain trading in Chicago with brief quotation for the day.

Chicago

Frea Consultations Hours and Office Location

Frea consultations available daily with morning hours nine to twelve and afternoon hours one thirty to four except Sundays. Special evening hours extend to eight on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Offices are on the third floor of the Wells Building at the southwest corner of Fifth and Maine Streets in Quincy Illinois.

Wells Bidg S. W.cor Fifth Maine Quincy Illinois Maime

Market Report on Horses and Mules in St Louis

In St Louis on December 11 buyers for Ideal traders supplied a light domestic line while southern buyers led demand with a 200 head Georgia shipment of fat cotton mules. Prices eased across horse types with heavy drafts and eastern chunks commanding 140 to 185, and mules from 13 to 15 hands at 109 to 265 dollars.

ST. Louis Georgia Pennsylvania

Market Prices From Kansas City Show Mixed Herd Movements

Kansas City markets report Dec 11 with hogs steady to higher and heavy trading around $6.40 to $6.60 per cwt. Pigs quoted $9.25 to $... cattle listings show 200 head steady with steers at $6.25 to $10.00, cows and heifers $4.00 to $9.00, calves $6.00 to $9.50. Sheep listings indicate lambs $8.25 to $9.00, yearlings $6.75 to $7.50, wethers $5.75 to $6.50, ewes $5.25 to $6.25.

Kansas City

Elgin Butter Price Listing in NL Ad

In Elgin Newfoundland the market lists butter at 25 tubs priced around 34 cents each. The brief notice notes local dairy goods and pricing while indicating a December posting.

Elgin Elgin, NL

New York Money Rates Decline in Mercantile Ledger

New York money rates for December were published by Mercantile paper showing 3 3 percent, bar silver at 50 and Mexican dollars at 4214, reflecting current market movements.

New York

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